Bill Cowher

Bill Cowher
William Laird Cowheris a former professional American football coach and player in the National Football League. In Cowher's 15 seasons as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team won eight division titles and made 10 playoff appearances. Cowher led the Steelers to the Super Bowl twice, winning one. He is the second coach in NFL history to reach the playoffs in each of his first six seasons as head coach, a feat previously accomplished by Paul Brown. Cowher resigned...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth8 May 1957
CityCrafton, PA
everywhere putting start
It was like getting a new toy. You start putting him everywhere and anywhere.
less question
It was less than a yard. We were going to go for it; it was just a question of what play we were going to call.
cut run
I've got to see them run and I've got to see them jump, cut and accelerate. They have to feel comfortable and I have to feel comfortable.
brought classy football relationship respect
I've got so much respect for Jerome and what he's brought to this football team. My relationship with him is he's a classy guy, and he's been such an inspiration.
challenge discourage seize team
No team has ever been where we are. That's not going to discourage us. Does it make the challenge great? Absolutely. But at the same time, we have to seize the opportunity.
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It's way too early to make those kind of comparisons,
allowed deal helped indy last noise prepare road win
That last win at Indy probably helped us more than anything else because it allowed us to prepare for the noise we had to deal with on the road in the playoffs.
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It's still Week 3, ... Certainly there's a degree of importance for both teams, certainly from New England's standpoint.
biggest caught emotion fact finality games guys kept understand
The biggest thing is not to overreact and to keep responding. Our guys just kept responding. You can't get caught up in the emotion and the finality that these games can bring. The fact this team's been there before, I think, they really understand that mindset.
biggest england fluid last late normal saturday schedule stick sure
(The) biggest thing is hydrating and making sure you get enough fluid in your body. But we'll stick to our normal schedule a lot like New England did last week. And we'll go out there late on Saturday and play on Sunday. I don't think it'll have much of an effect.
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The biggest concern I have is making sure we understand that we aren't going to pick up where we left off.
football overall ways
Still, overall as a football team, we still have a ways to go.
group loose turn
It's a loose group of guys. They know when to turn it on and off. That's the way it's been all year.
almost city happy players special starts surreal
It's almost surreal right now. We've got a special organization, and it starts at the top. I couldn't be more happy for Mr. Rooney, for the coaches, for the players and for the city of Pittsburgh.